Biting The Bullet

While I was pregnant, one of my friends asked me, "Are you planning to make your own baby food?"
 I thought that was a little odd, to be honest. I can't remember what I said, but I was thinking, "Ok, you must be one of those extreme health-nut environmentalists or something..." and I put it out of my mind.

Once the babies were here and after ten and a half months of pumping, I thought I was about to get a break. "This is exhausting! Won't it be nice when they switch to baby food?" Yeah, no. I didn't get a break.  But I did have my body back, and by that I mean full ownership, no longer leased out by the babies for the first time in almost 2 years which was nice. I missed being able to have a drink if I wanted one, or eat spicy food. Now, when they are done eating, I'm done feeding them. When they were milk-only babies, I'd feed them a bottle that I had stored, and then I had to pump more after just to keep my body in rhythm. It's nice to just feed them and be done with it. More expensive, but nice.

Transitions are hard for new moms. At least they are for me. I'm never sure of what to do. I get lost in my commitment to the routine. I feel change coming and I don't know how to handle it at first.

 When we saw the commercial for the Baby Bullet on tv, we wanted it. I felt inspired and energized by it. It looked so healthy and so easy. And it claimed to save a lot of money in processed, jarred baby food. So we ordered it. When it was delivered and I saw the box, anxiety started rushing in. There it is. Look how big that box is. I turned my back on it for several hours. Finally, I decided to confront the monster. OMG, look how many parts there are!  I read the instructions and then made a trip to the produce section of the grocery store.

"I'm pretty intimidated right now," I said as I started to make the first batch. It was avocado.

 I learned a few things about order of operations and storage the hard way, but it was a success. I made avocado puree. I fed it to Ethan and Emma that night and they made the funniest expressions. But they wanted more. It made me feel so good to see them bravely conquering a vegetable that many people do not acquire a taste for until adulthood. Hey, wait a minute. I think I've just made a psychological break-though. I think I am tasting vicariously through my babies. Yep. I am dreaming of a better palate. The babies tried almost every vegetable I have ever heard of and some that I hadn't. Fruits, grains, legumes, everything. It made me so proud.


The Baby Bullet didn't last very long. It couldn't handle all of the work I was demanding of it. I burned up the motor in about 5 or 6 months. Then I switched to my regular blender. It burned up as well after about a year. Now I am on another super-blender called Ninja. We'll see how long it lasts. At any rate, The Baby Bullet was the best thing that had happened to the babies since breast milk.